Month: February 2019

A well-known ag economics expert says agriculture has been an innocent bystander in President Trump’s trade wars which he says MUST end. “Putting tariffs on aluminum and steel was stupid! Period. And it’s had all [Read More…]

The Farm Credit Council has joined a coalition of groups calling on Congress to put more focus on rural infrastructure. The council, which is the national trade association representing Farm Credit institutions in Washington, partnered [Read More…]

EPA acting administrator Andrew Wheeler is one step closer to officially becoming the new head of EPA. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 11 to 10 Tuesday, along party lines, to advance Wheeler’s [Read More…]

An Iowa Agronomist says there are three agronomic management keys to producing 80 to 100 bushel soybeans consistently. Dan Bjorklund with MaxYield Cooperative tells brownfield looking at genetic selections comes first. “We go for the [Read More…]

Market consulting firm INTLFCStone has made another reduction in its estimate of Brazil’s soybean crop. “We lowered our production estimate from our Brazil team to 112.2 million metric ton, down from 116.3 million metric ton [Read More…]

Indiana Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch has unveiled a new economic development strategy to grow the state’s hardwoods industry. The Indiana Hardwood Strategy will be used to expand current and attract new wood processing facilities to [Read More…]

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed an Executive Order which transforms the Department of Environmental Quality into the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. “We are elevating protection of the Great Lakes and fresh [Read More…]

An ag economist says record stocks of soybeans and the ongoing trade rift with China could be the drivers behind a likely decline in acres planted to soybeans this year. David Widmar with Ag Economic [Read More…]

USDA Deputy Secretary Steve Censky says the USDA will move as quickly as possible to implement the 2018 Farm Bill. He says the department has created a farm bill implementation tracker system to ensure there [Read More…]

Wisconsin Capitol building The Wisconsin Senate and Assembly ag committees are hearing about the dairy crisis Tuesday.  Industry experts have been invited to testify on dairy markets and other production issues facing Wisconsin producers beginning [Read More…]

On the Plains, warmth lingers across Oklahoma and Texas, but sub-zero temperatures blanket Montana and the Dakotas. Gusty winds and snow showers are adding to the discomfort for livestock on the northern Plains. Across the [Read More…]

Hoosier farmers will learn how to improve their crop marketing and financial management skills at eight upcoming workshops from the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture and Purdue Extension. Purdue University’s Jim Mintert says the workshops [Read More…]